FREDERICK COUNTY MUSIC TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION

The Frederick County Music Teacher's Association is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1973.  The FCMTA is affiliated with the Maryland State Music Teacher's Association and the Music Teacher's National Association.  The Association strives to elevate and maintain a standard of music study and thereby increase appreciation for the art of music and skill in its performance. 

Elected officers for 2005-2006:

President - Karen Skelly
Vice President - Erin Runkles
Secretary - Anne Maysak
Treasurer - Roberta Rastall

Other Service Positions: 
Newsletter Editor - Bobbie Rastall
Webpage Designer - Susan Ward
Historian - Madeline Young
Librarian - Roberta Rastall
Keyboard Companion Subscriptions - Madeline Young

The Association is embarking on an exciting new teacher enrichment program.  Each month there will be a program tailored to teacher education or concerns.  Please see below for the schedule of programs and student activities for this year. 

Committee Chairpersons: 

Holiday Recitals - Ellie DeCesare
Fall Adjudication Festival - Pamela Mathews & Erin Runkles
Keyboard Musicianship Testing - Kim Roberts
Theory Testing - Karen Thomas
Sonatina Festival - Karen Thomas
Nominating Committee - TBA
Audit Committee - TBA

Please contact Bobbie Rastall at bobbie@rastallmusic.com for additional information.

(Please note - all programs will be held at the Frederick Church of the Brethren at 9:30 a.m., unless otherwise indicated.)

Calendar

2005
September 6 Meeting: Business
Ellie DeCesare's Home, 9:30-11:30 am
October 4 Monthly Membership Meeting
"Four Time Periods in About an Hour" with Bobbie Rastall
October 15-16 MSMTA Convention at Anne Arundel Community College
October 23 Halloween Recital, chair: Ellie DeCesare
November 1 Meeting: "Teaching Harmonic Structure" with Judy Dalton
November 12 Fall Adjudication Festival - chair: Pam Mathews
December 6 BRUNCH SOCIAL
2006
January 3 Monthly Membership Meeting: BUSINESS MEETING
February 7 Monthly Membership Meeting: "Method Books & Repertoire Choices" Sharing Day
February 11 KEYBOARD MUSICIANSHIP TESTING - Chair: Kim Roberts
February 12 VALENTINE'S DAY RECITAL - Chair: Ellie DeCesare
March 7 Monthly Membership Meeting: "Touring the Inside of a Piano" with Mike Miller
March 25-29 MTNA Conference, Austin, Texas
April 1 THEORY TESTING - Chair: Karen Thomas
April 4 Monthly Membership Meeting: BUSINESS MEETING
April TBD Masterclass Event - Chair: Karen Thomas & ??
May 3 Monthly Membership Meeting "Useful Websites" Sharing Day
June (Date, time & location to be determined)

Potluck Social

 
                 

               

To see a list of the current members of the FCMTA, please click on the link below.

FCMTA Member Directory

MSMTA Home

Revised: Saturday, July 2, 2005 9:20